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section is usually provided with drawers and other compartments' and the other or wardrohe section 1s usually provided with hanger tracks having garment hangers mounted l thereon.. .d shoe box cr container is also Ans1`ioily positioned in the' lower portion of the f Wardrobe section'. vIn trunksof this type vpearence.

'as ordinarily constructed', the contents of the Wardrobe section are exposed `to vienr when the trunk sections are in open position and consequently are not protected from dust 'and dirtJ and do notpresent 'an ornate ap- Fnrthermore, it is necessary to close and lock the trunk sections in order to yprotect the contents thereof against theft or surreptitions use.. p i v It 1s one ofthe objects of the present invention to overcome the objectionable feetures mentioned `and provide a.A trunk lin' Which ,the Wardrobe section of the trunk may be closed and protected 'when the trunk sections are in open position. f

A Vfurtherlobject of the present invention isto provide a, trunk having ,an inside door which covers' and'protects the open side of the w'erdrobe-section'o,the trunk.

A further object'ot' the invention iste .provide vn inside door for a trnnla section which is combined with `and forms part of" the shoe box end othercontsiners of the tr 1 Kkfurther object of the invention is to `provide an inside trunk. door in which part of the door may be swung' `to open position to gain access to a partici the wardrobe sec- -tion without opening the `other part of the door. y. i

- Specification of Letters Patenti ppn-cation mea January 1o', 1914. serial No. 311,319.

A. further object of the invention is to provide e trunk of the type described in which the Wardrobe section of the trunk Ais also provided with an inside top 'which coacts with the front cover in closing the Wardrobe section.

4A further object of the invention is to provides trunk of the type mentioned which is of simple and strong construction and is Well adapted for the purpose described.

With the above and otherohjects in view, the invention consists of the improved trunk and its parts and combinations as set forth in thev claims, and all equivalents thereof.

in the accompanying drawings in which the same reference characters indicate the saine parts in all of the views: Figure vl is e front vien7 of the ".vf-rdrobe section of the iinproved trunk, parts being Ybroken away and e portionoi1 thother drawer section .being indicated by dotted lines; Fig. 2 is s verticel section thereof taken on line 2,-2 of Fig. l, the upper cover of the Wardrobe section being indicated in4 open position oy dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional 4view of the upper portion of the Wardrobe section shown provided with a modified form of door; Fig. d is a front View of the wardrobe section provided with another modified formI of; door, thel drawersectio'n lofthe trunk seing indica ted by dotted lines;

another modiiicdform ofcover; Fig. 7 is e transverse sectional vievv thereoi3 taken on line il-T of Fig; 6; and Fig. S is a. detail view of the form shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

Referring to thefdrewings the numeral 1G indicates e. Wardrobe trnnk, l1 the drawer section and l2 the Wardrobe section which has, mounted in the upper portion thereof rails i3 upon which garment hangers lil are slidably suspended.. The forward ends of the rails have 'extensions i3. hinged therel to 'which are adapted to swing horizontally outwardly to permit the garment hangers yto be moved out of the trunk While sus pendcd on lthe rails. ln order to easily gain access to the hangers of the Wardrobe is closed by a door 17 which torino the ontcr c3 macerie section the upper end of said section is open and is provided with a top cover l5 hinged to the rear wall of the wardrobe section. The inner side of the top cover is provided with a pad 16 which is adapted to bear on the garment hangers and the garments folded thereover and hold the saine in position against, accidental displacenient during transportation of the trunk. This pad in some cases may he a loose pad interposed. between the cover and the hangers.

The t'ront open side of the ward robe section wall oiE a shoe box 18 and a container 19 positioned in the front lower portion oi the wardrobe section. The said borv and container are provided with covers Q0 and 2l to permit access thereto when the door in open position. The door 17 in two parts in the forms shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3 and in the Figs. l and 2 forni the upper portion 17 is hinged to the lower part on a line along the upper edge of the upper container 19 and is adapted to swing outwardly and downwardly to open position, The upper door portion 17 is secured in closed position by a lock 22 mounted on the said portion and engaging the top cover. The door 17 proper is removably secured to the lowerl portion of the wardrobe section l2 by means of depending;r lugs 23 connected tothe lower portion of said door and which enter recesses 24 provided in the wall of the said section. Spring bolts 25 mounted ,on the 'upperwall of the container 2l engage locking plates .26 secured to the side walls of the wardrobe section. In order to remove the door it is only necessary to open the upper portion of the cover and release the spring,r bolts and the door may then be bodily removed from the section.

vinthe modified torni shown in Fig'. 3 the upper portion 26 of the door 17 is hinged to the front edge of the top cover l5 and swing-s downwardly to closed position and is locked to the upper portion of the door 17 by a lock27.

The forms of door shown in Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are in one piece as indicated by the numeral 28 and in these forms the springI bolts 25 are omitted and the 'upper edae of the door is overlapped by a flange 29 which .is carried by the iront edge of the inside top cover 30 provided in this form of trunk. The door 28 also carries a lock 3]A which locks the door to the inside top cover. The lower portion o the door is secured to the wardrobe section in the Figs. 4l and 5 form in the same manner as before described with relation to Figs. l, 2 and 3. The inside top scribed.

ln the Figs. G, 7 and 8 .form the lower se curing means are omitted and the door '128 is hinged to the front edge of one ot the side walls ot' the wardrobe section by vseparable hinges 32 which permit the door to be removed from the said section when the door is swungp to open position.

In the forms shown in Figs. 4 to 8 inclusive a top cover 33 is provided which is oi' sn'licient size to cover the upper ends of both sections when said sections are in closed position.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the trnnlr is well adapted for the pnl-poso described and that the wardrobe section may oe closed and protected while the trunk is in open position.

What I claim as my invention is:

l. A trunk, comprising a body portion divided vertically into two hinged together parte to form a wardrobe section andanother section, the wardrobe section having an open front, and a door covering; the wardrobe section front, said door carrying a plurality of containers, the upper one ot' which is smaller than the lower one.

2. A trunk, comprising a body portion divided vertically into two hinged together parts to' forina wardrobe section and another section, the wardrobe section having an open front, and a two-part door covering the wardrobe section front, the upper part of the two-part; door adapted to be swung to open position independently of the lower part. v

3. A trunk, comprising a body porti on divided vertically into two hinged together parts to forno a wardrobe section and an;- other section, the wardrobe section having a top cover and an open front, a door covering only the open front of said section to permit garments to be removed upwardly out of said section when the front door is closed and the toi-cover is in open' position, and means for securing the door to the said section. f'

et. A. trunk comprising a body portion divided vertically into two hinged together parts to 'torni a wardrobe section and an other section, the wardrobe section having a removable toprand an open front and a recessed bottom portion, a door covering the open front and having', depending lugs which enter the wardrobe l.section recesses, a shoe box formed in part by said door, and .means for locking the'upper portion' of said door to the top cover. y

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vided vertically into two hinged together i parts to f orm a wardrobe section and an other-section, the wardrobe section having a removable top and' en open front and a recessed bottom portion, a twopart door covering the open front and having depend- In testimony whereof, y ax my signaing lugs which enter the Wardrobe vsection ture, in presence of two Witnesses.

D recesses, means forlockng the upper portion GEORGE HENRY WHEARY ofthelower part of the two-part door to the 5 Wardrobe section', and means for locking the Witnesses:

upper art of the two-part door tothe said CLINT D. FRAzELL, Wardroe section. v GEORGE BENUSLE. 

